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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1904
Page
6
A chaotic newspaper fragment outlines a stockholders notice for an assembly to discuss and vote on increasing a stock or dividend related to Bellevue Lumber. The text also includes job ads and real estate listings intermingled with unrelated classifieds.
Advertising copy promotes savings on weekly specials with bulk fresh produce. Highlights Fancy California crop described as plump and juicy with fine flavor. No dates or locations provided.
An old shopping ad promotes Rice Fancy No 1 Jap Rice with a plain call to “You know what it is” and announces a regular price. The terse copy emphasizes a familiar product and a sale impulse.
A brief note extols Kona blend coffee as essential with a meal. It praises Java like flavor to satisfy even the most fastidious, positioning the coffee as a definitive companion to dining.
The Seattle & Montana Railroad Company won permission to dig a tunnel and sidetrack from Jackson Street north to Washington Street under Jackson and Main Streets pending drainage and overhead alley traffic. Great Northern must justify keeping its pole line from Smith’s Cove to warehouses and obtain a franchise. Seattle Electric’s turntable at Madison Street foot is tabled for investigation into a stub construction at dealer way.
Several local capitalists in Bellingham applied for a charter for a national bank with $100,000 capital, all subscribed, awaiting final arrangements to open for business. The report also notes other regional items from Washington and Idaho including crime, weather, and local development.
The Wiedemann company presents For a Million at the Alcazar with Mies Nel lie Wiedemann as a miner's daughter in a rugged romance. A stage coach wreck drives realism in the melodrama. The run continues through Sunday matinee before switching to A Western Judge.
The notice invites all Tie tar readers to join the contest and states that the name of the winner will be published Monday evening.
The first in a series of club dinners was held at the Beattle Athletic Club last night with about %% members present. Manager Inglis plans future dinners to reach all members, aiming to improve acquaintance. Irving T. Cole served as toastmaster. a fall orchestra provided music. The arrangements were by Dr. William McDowell, Theodore Haller, Edward Baker, A. & Goldsmith, B.C. Beede, and Homer McDonald.
A detailed price sheet covers fresh meat dairy and produce items including cow beef steer beef veal pork mutton and bacon various vegetables fruits and nuts with California and Yakima potato prices and crate and box rates. Grain and feed lists show wheat barley short alfalfa timothy and middlings with per ton prices. Also listed are poultry fish butter cheese and freight notices plus examination announcement and an excursion rail offer to St Louis Chicago and Boston.
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